My First Tension Square. Relatively loose (“for a beginner”), and quite controlled but hardly square. It’s difficult to knit, listen and chat. Regulars at the group say that they save work to bring in, stuff they don’t have to particularly focus on. The source of my tension, some might find it relaxing, but it is a complex series of knots nonetheless. Ten rows of ten stitches leaves me shellshocked in admiration for the person who took up two sticks and a length of string and created those first few stitches.
I thought this might be as far as I would get, but this week I have spent more time than usual in front of the computer working out how to Cast On. It was recommended that I use You Tube knitting videos as a guide. Hilarious. Lots of different ways of casting on, lots of different forms of presentation. Language and terminology I have never heard before.
Braided. Knit Half-Hitch. Standard. Tubular. Double Needle. Chain. Chain Crochet. Turkish. Circular. Magic. Knit-on. Twisted German. Wrap. Backward-Loop. Long Tail. Continental. Single. Double. Cable. Old Norwegian. Provisional. Invisible. Looped. Alternate cable.
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